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Seton Hall has really leaned on their home court advantage. However, this is now a neutral court game at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs have favored well on the road in the NIT with wins at Wake Forest and Ohio State. Away from home this season, the Pirates 4-7 ATS, losing three of their last four. Georgia struggled from the free throw line during the season but in the NIT, they have shown they can win close games, winning all three games by a combined 10 points. The Bulldogs have also covered their last seven games.
Kudos to Michael White's Georgia for hanging tough and qualifying for the NIT Final Four after being done no favors by the Committee, which sent the Bulldogs to Wake Forest and Ohio State in the past two rounds, but UGa advanced thanks in part to Niagara transfer G Noah Thomasson (20 ppg the last two games). Granted, the Hall had a venue edge to reach Indy, hosting the first three rounds in its cramped campus gym when the Rock was unavailable, but the Pirates had no trouble with North Texas and UNLV and now play at the same Hinkle Fieldhouse where they beat Butler on Feb. 24. Note five Pirates Big East road wins, plus toppling Final Four UConn. Play Hall (NIT at Indianapolis)
Seton Hall has taken the easy route to the NIT's final four, winning three games in its bandbox campus gym. Not so for Georgia, which followed a home opener with impressive road victories against high seeds Wake Forest and Ohio State. The Bulldogs have covered in seven straight after adjusting to the loss of key players to injury. Three freshmen start in a remodeled lineup that has gelled recently. Seton is five games under .500 in ATS terms and, even with the three NIT triumphs, has failed to cover in five of the last eight.